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Richard Anthony Cannon of Old Bridge, N.J., beloved husband, father, and grandfather and award-winning broadcast journalist, died suddenly on February 11. He was 80 years old. He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Barbara, a former mayor of Old Bridge, and his children Lisa and Alison, both of Burlington, Vt., Julia, of Plainsboro […]

WGAE member Andrew Bergman wrote the book for the Broadway hit Honeymoon in Vegas, based on his 1992 film HONEYMOON IN VEGAS. On March 15th, Bergman will be participating in HONEYMOON IN VEGAS: Conversation & Performance with the Cast & Creative Team of the Hit Broadway Show at 92Y – Buttenwieser Hall (1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY‎). WGA members get […]

The FINAL voting period to determine the winners for the 2015 Writers Guild Awards will be open as of 12pm today for the following categories: ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY ADAPTED SCREENPLAY COMEDY SERIES DRAMATIC SERIES NEW SERIES Vote online at: https://eballot4.votenet.com/wga/login.cfm Your username is your last name and your password is your 5-digit member ID number. The […]

Leonard Buschel has written a guest post for the WGAE Write On Blog about why he founded Writers In Treatment, a non-profit dedicated to helping writers with alcohol and/or drug addictions, and what to expect from the New York edition of the REEL Recovery Film Festival, which runs September 26 through October 2 at QuadCinema in New […]

The Al Hirschfeld Free Health Clinic Flu Shot schedule for 2014 is shown below. Flu shots will be provided to WGAE members, but not their* spouses or other family members. Many thanks to the Actors Fund. Tuesday, October 14th, 9:30 to 12:00 AM Thursday, October 23rd, 9:30 to 12:00 PM Monday, November 3rd, 1:30 to […]

The Washington Post has run an op-ed by WGAE Executive Director Lowell Peterson on unsafe and unfair working conditions in nonfiction television. In the essay, Lowell details how and why the Guild is working to make reality TV workplace conditions more like those in the rest of the business. You can read Lowell’s powerful essay […]

Gary Lennon (Orange is the New Black) proudly announces the West Coast premiere of his sweet and crazy romantic comedy Dates and Nuts on May 31 at Bootleg Theater. Eve, an animal rights activist in Brooklyn searches for love in the dating jungle of New York City after just being dumped by her fiancé—for […]

Looking for a supportive writers group where you can get solid feedback on your new script? The Screenwriters Workshop at the WGAE has been meeting for four years and is looking for new members. The Workshop has openings for screenwriters/television writers/web writers who are actively working on new projects, including full or partial scripts, treatments, […]